{"id":63,"date":"2022-09-23T14:30:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T14:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/womenintotech\/?page_id=63"},"modified":"2025-03-12T13:39:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T13:39:34","slug":"connect-ups-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/womenintotech\/connect-ups-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Connect-Ups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Connect-Ups are opportunities for women in tech (studying, working, apprentices) to get together to chat and support each other. We outlined three different sessions and these ran online in spring 2022:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction;<\/li>\n<li>Inclusive by Design;<\/li>\n<li>Making a Difference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We facilitated the first sessions, then the participants took over. These went well. We met lots of interesting women and had some good discussions.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re hoping to organise more in the future. If you&#8217;d like to organise some, please <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/womenintotech\/get-involved\/\">get in touch<\/a> and\/ or download our materials and tips: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/womenintotech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2023\/03\/Connect-Ups1to3andFacilitatorNotes.pdf\">this pdf contains suggested outlines, slides, and facilitation advice for 3 Connect-Ups<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>Equate Scotland Webinars<\/h1>\n<p>We worked with <a href=\"https:\/\/equatescotland.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Equate Scotland<\/a> to provide two workshops to support young women\u2019s personal development and to develop mentoring skills to support other women in the tech sector (e.g. through the Connect-Ups). 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